She half stood up and asked, "Is Lingxuan back?"
Chu Lingxuan was stunned, and lay on the bed and said, "It's so late, why haven't you slept yet?" He then reached out and hugged her in his arms and comforted her, "Don't worry, we won't let anything happen to you. Dad will come to Tangyuan tomorrow night, and we will discuss it carefully... Go to bed, it's late."
Smelling the familiar scent on him, Chen Afu also felt sleepy. Before falling asleep, he said, "Jinbao flew away. It went to look for the three-colored ball. I'm so worried. I don't know if it will be in danger..."
Chu Lingxuan was very surprised. The golden swallow was really a divine bird. It could coax children, laugh, and poop for Rong Zhao. It actually went to look for the three-color ball again... If it could really find the three-color ball, the family could take precautions.
He comforted her, "Don't worry, Jinyanzi is smart and powerful, she won't be in danger."
The next day, when Chen Afu woke up, Chu Lingxuan was gone.
Hong Fei said, "Master has to go to the government office today and will leave at 11:00. Master also said that he will come back for dinner in the evening and asked people to prepare more snacks..." Chen Afu nodded, and when Dabao came to eat breakfast, Zhuifeng's family sent him to the school, and Chen Afu took out the gifts for the eldest wife. Four silver ingots, a pair of small silver bracelets, a small silver necklace, two pieces of fine velvet, and let the maid carry two chickens and fifty eggs. These gifts were enough, and it was the first in Xiangluo Village.
After she accompanied Chu Hanyan and Li Xuan to play in Fuyuan for a while, she went to Luyuan. Aunt Luo also went with her, carrying fifty eggs, four champions and silver ingots.
Chen Ming had just returned from the county town, and he and Wang were waiting for her. When they saw her coming, they went to the village together.
Hong Fei supported Chen Afu as they walked along this familiar path. She hadn't walked here for a long time. The farmers in the fields stood up and greeted them with a smile.
"Master Chen, are you going to drink Dalong's Xisan wine?"
Because the child's name was Chen Dalong, the villagers did not dare to call him Long Xiaozi as they usually did.
"Ahfu, oh, no, Grandma Chu, it's rare for you to come to the village."
Chen Ming and others talked to them with a smile.
Many people had already come to the Chen family compound, some were drinking tea in the house, and some were enjoying the cool under the trees. Old Mrs. Chen and Chen Ye were very happy to see Chen Afu coming with a big belly, and they felt very proud.
The old lady said in a loud voice, "Oh my, my magpie is chirping non-stop, it must be a distinguished guest."
Chen Afu smiled at them, and went directly to Gao's room with Wang and Aunt Luo.
When Mrs. Hu, who was busy leading people in the kitchen, heard that Chen Afu and Mrs. Wang had arrived, she hurried out of the kitchen and went to the east wing to see what gifts they would bring.
The servants took out the gifts sent by Chen Ahfu, and Wang also took out her own gifts. Wang gave a pair of small silver bracelets, a small silver lock, two chickens, and fifty eggs. She had people buy these chickens and eggs in the village, and she gave most of the eggs raised by Lu Yuan to Chen Ahfu.
Mrs. Hu was very satisfied with these gifts and laughed much louder.
Chen Afu picked up Chen Dalong. The little guy was already awake. He opened one eye and looked at Chen Afu with a smile on his face.
The old lady said happily, "Oh my, my Dalong is very smart. He knows how to stammer at such a young age."
This sentence made everyone in the room laugh.
The old lady said to Chen Dalong, "Dalong, look carefully. The one holding you is your great aunt. You must be filial to your great aunt when you grow up."
The child blew out two little bubbles, and Chen Afu was so happy that he kissed his little face again before handing him over to Wang.
Hu Cuicui also hurried into the house, trying to get close to Chen Afu, and even hugged Chen Afu's arm and joked. Hu Cuicui also told him that the young man's family was in Sanqing County, and that his family had hundreds of acres of land and a shop.
Chen Afu really didn't like this girl. In the past, she and Chen Aju had bullied Xiao Afu a lot, and most of the bad ideas were from her. But she didn't want to hit someone who smiled at her, so she pulled her arm back from her arms and said a few perfunctory words to her.
Chen Aju also came. She stood at the door, wanting to get close to him but feeling a little disdainful, and was conflicted.
Chen Ahfu saw that because of his presence, the hut was crowded with people and the air was extremely bad. He had no choice but to stand up and say a few words to Gao, asking her to have a good rest, and then left the hut.
When they came to the yard, Chen Alan came over with a little girl who was over one year old. Chen Alan gave birth to a girl, and her husband's family was unhappy, so they named the girl Pan Di.
Because the Chen family had become prosperous, her in-laws didn't dare to treat Chen Alan badly.
Little Pan Di was very cute. Chen Ahfu stood down to tease the little girl and even smiled and pinched her face. Seeing that the master liked this child, Hong Fei quickly stuffed a purse filled with silver ingots into the little girl's arms.
Chen Afu's action was interpreted as giving Chen Alan face, which made Chen Alan's mother-in-law so happy that her face was wrinkled with smiles. She, the nymphomaniac who was bullied by everyone before, has now become an unattainable "noble" in the eyes of the villagers.
Chen Afu did not stay for dinner, saying that the family had old and young people and they could not leave her. Old Mrs. Chen, Chen Agui, Chen Aju, and Hu Cuicui sent her to the village entrance. Chen Aju was reluctant to leave at first, but the old lady secretly pinched her twice before she followed.
In the afternoon, after a nap, Chen Afu went to the Fuyuan kitchen to work.
Lord Chu was coming to Tang Garden for dinner in the evening, and Chen Afu wanted to prepare a decent meal to entertain him. Because he hated Rong Zhao, the delicious food here was never sent to Lord Chu.
Thinking of what Jin Yanzi had said, and the loneliness of Lord Chu when he visited Yingxue'an the day before yesterday, and the reluctance in his eyes when he went down the mountain, Chen Afu felt very sympathetic towards him. He wanted to do something good and honor him well.
Most of the dishes were prepared by Hua Mama and others, but she still wanted to make a few of her own specialties.
A cucumber with sesame sauce, a refreshing cucumber roll, and a smashed cucumber, using special cucumbers grown between Fuyuan and Luyuan. The ingredients are good, and they taste good no matter how they are cooked.
I caught two half-grown roosters in Luyuan and made a salt-baked chicken, a cold-mixed chicken slice, and a spicy chicken nugget.
A few more kinds of meat and vegetables were braised, including a dish of golden prawns and a dish of golden pork.
The wine is soaked in wine, this kind of wine is delicious and nutritious.
Afterwards, I also taught Hua Mama how to arrange dishes with flowers.
In the evening, after letting the children eat, he sent them back to their respective yards while Chen Afu continued to work.
This time the meal was placed in the old man's room. The old man was sitting in the side room with a serious face waiting for his son. The news made him panic, but he didn't know what to do. Most of the important matters in the family were decided by the eldest son and the third son. Although he was the elder, he was used to obeying them on important matters.
When it got dark, Chu Lingxuan came back on horseback first. He had rushed back from Dingzhou Prefecture, and first went to Yanxiang Pavilion to bathe, changed his clothes, and then went to the front yard to wait.
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